Ukrainian reservists attend a military exercise at a training ground near Kiev, Ukraine, 18 December 2021 (issued 19 December 2021). According to a survey conducted by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) in December 2021 and published on 17 December 2021, the 50,2 percent of Ukrainians said they would resist in case of a Russian military intervention into their city, town or village. Every third respondent to the poll, the 33,3 percent, said they were ready to engage in armed resistance while the 21.7 percent said they were ready to participate in civil resistance actions . The US and Ukraine have accused Russia of amassing tens of thousands of troops along the Ukrainian border in preparation for a possible attack. Tensions with Russia have pushed many Ukrainians to sign up to territorial defense units. (Photo by Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA/EFE)





German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht meets German soldiers as she visits Rukla military base, Lithuania on December 19, 2021. (Photo by Ints Kalnins/Reuters)





Family and friends accompany the funeral procession of Daniel Arnulfo Perez, one of the four migrants who died in the traffic accident in Chiapas, Mexico, who arrived at dawn at the Guatemalan Air Force for their repatriation and later give them the last goodbye in the cemetery of El Tejar, Chimaltenango, 50 kilometers from Guatemala City, Guatemala 19 December 2021. Around fifty people watched this Sunday in Guatemala the remains of Daniel Arnulfo Perez, one of the migrants who died on December 9 in a traffic accident in Mexico, where another 55 people died and more than 100 were injured. (Photo by Edwin Bercian/EPA/EFE)





A man cries during a demonstration demanding an end to violence as the coffins of people killed are brought to the area in Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan, Monday, December 20, 2021. A dozen people were slain Saturday in Chiquix, a village that has been involved in a years-long territorial dispute with Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan over water and land access with a nearby town, police said. (Photo by Oliver de Ros/AP Photo)





An aerial view shows supporters of Chilean president-elect Gabriel Boric celebrating in the streets of Santiago, on December 19, 2021, following the official results of the runoff presidential election. The streets of Santiago exploded in celebration after leftist millennial Gabriel Boric was declared Chile's new president with an unexpectedly large victory over his far-right rival in a polarizing race. (Photo by Javier Torres/AFP Photo)





Supporters of Chile's President elect Gabriel Boric, of the “I approve Dignity” coalition, celebrates his victory in the presidential run-off election at Italy Plaza in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, December 19, 2021. (Photo by Ailen Diaz/Reuters)





A supporter of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation hereditary chiefs, who are fighting the construction of TC Energy Corp's Coastal GasLink pipeline in British Columbia, waves a Mohawk Warrior Society flag during a protest which closed the Bloor Viaduct in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on December 19, 2021. (Photo by Kyaw Soe Oo/Reuters)





A protestor wears a mask while blocking the streets in front of the government headquarters during a protest against Rio Tinto's plans to open a lithium mine in Belgrade, Serbia, 18 December 2021. Rio Tinto Group, a multinational and the world's second-largest metals and mining corporation, has had its plans to open a lithium mine in Serbia halted after environmental groups stared protesting against the companies project. (Photo by Andrej Cukic/EPA/EFE)





People warm themselves by a fire, which promises to burn until COVID-19 measures are finished, in the center of Amsterdam, Monday, December 20, 2021. Nations across Europe have moved to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible omicron variant, with the Netherlands leading the way by imposing a nationwide lockdown. All non-essential stores, bars and restaurants in the Netherlands will be closed until Jan. 14. Sign on bike reads “Corona vaccine equals poison”. (Photo by Peter Dejong/AP Photo)





A dog keeps an eye on the presses as a woman has a swab taken at a drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Tuesday, December 21, 2021. New South Wales state reported a record new coronavirus cases and two deaths over the past 24 hours. (Photo by Rick Rycroft/AP Photo)





Christmas shoppers in Bristol city centre on Monday, December 20, 2021, as the government refused to rule out introducing further restrictions to slow the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus. (Photo by Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty Images)





A man sits on the bonnet of a car as he waits to be evacuated by a rescue team in Shah Alam, Selangor on December 20, 2021, as Malaysia faces some of its worst floods for years. (Photo by Arif Kartono/AFP Photo)





Space flight participant Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa disembarks from a helicopter as he arrives at Zhezkazgan airport after returning from the International Space Station (ISS) on the Soyuz MS-20 space capsule, in Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on December 20, 2021. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Pool via Reuters)





Planes of the Italian Air Force aerobatic unit Frecce Tricolori (Tricolor Arrows) spread smoke with the colors of the Italian flag as they perform over Alta Badia, Dolomite Alps, on December 19, 2021 within the men's FIS Ski World Cup Giant Slalom event. (Photo by Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters)





Kite-surfers practice in a water reservoir at the shores of the Mediterranean sea close to the southern Israeli kibbutz of Ziqim during stormy weather, on December 20, 2021. (Photo by Menahem Kahana/AFP Photo)





People wearing Santa Claus outfits take part in a charity race to collect funds to help victims of the Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption, in Madrid, Spain on December 19, 2021. (Photo by Juan Medina/Reuters)





A shopper poses for a photograph with a man in a Santa Claus costume, who is sitting inside a store display window behind glass as a measure to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the Christmas holiday season at the Primark store in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., December 18, 2021. (Photo by Brian Snyder/Reuters)





Rowers dressed as Santa Clauses lead typical boats of the lagoon while parading along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, 19 December 2021. (Photo by Andrea Merola/EPA/EFE)





People dressed as Santa Claus pose for a selfie at the Santa Run in Piraeus, Greece on December 19, 2021. The center of Piraeus, Greece's port, turned red on Sunday, as over 1,000 people of all ages dressed in Santa Claus costumes participated in the Piraeus 2021 Santa Run. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A man dressed as Santa Claus poses with a swimmer during the traditional Christmas bath on the beach of the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, December 19, 2021. (Photo by Eric Gaillard/Reuters)